The Ruling on Music and the Hadiths on Fasting the Day of 'Arafah
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The questioner:
Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Raise your voice a little.
The Shaykh:
Peace. I say, peace be upon you.
The questioner:
And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
I want to ask the Shaykh a question. What is the ruling on music? This is the first question. The second question: one of the people said that the hadith regarding fasting on the Day of 'Arafah is not authentic.
The presenter:
Okay, thank you. Thank you. Okay.
The Shaykh:
Music, my brother, is forbidden because it is from amusement, from amusement,[Luqman 31:6] So the hadith is about singing and musical instruments, and musical instruments are forbidden by consensus. Musical instruments, and music among them, are forbidden by consensus, so this is not permissible. And the second question
The presenter:
The Day of 'Arafah and the hadiths transmitted regarding its fasting.
The Shaykh:
The hadiths are authentic, and the Muslims have acted upon them. The one who says that the hadith on fasting the Day of 'Arafah is not authentic is the one who is not authentic himself; he is not authentic, nor is he sound, and he speaks of what he does not know. Yes.
Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Raise your voice a little.
The Shaykh:
Peace. I say, peace be upon you.
The questioner:
And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
I want to ask the Shaykh a question. What is the ruling on music? This is the first question. The second question: one of the people said that the hadith regarding fasting on the Day of 'Arafah is not authentic.
The presenter:
Okay, thank you. Thank you. Okay.
The Shaykh:
Music, my brother, is forbidden because it is from amusement, from amusement,
And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِThe presenter:
The Day of 'Arafah and the hadiths transmitted regarding its fasting.
The Shaykh:
The hadiths are authentic, and the Muslims have acted upon them. The one who says that the hadith on fasting the Day of 'Arafah is not authentic is the one who is not authentic himself; he is not authentic, nor is he sound, and he speaks of what he does not know. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 06 فتاوى على الهواء - 09 / 03 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (31:33)
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